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Sunday December 29, 2013 5:28 AM

Backers of a proposed ban on hydraulic fracturing in a northeastern Ohio city say they’re not
giving up despite two defeats at the polls in 2013.

The proposed Community Bill of Rights in Youngstown lost in the May and November elections. The
measure would have prohibited the high-pressure oil- and gas-drilling technique, also called
fracking, inside city limits.

A spokeswoman says ban supporters in Youngstown and neighboring Niles are now gathering
signatures for another ballot attempt in March.

Spokeswoman and geologist Susie Beiersdorfer said supporters think they can win this time
because public understanding of the issue is growing. She said voter support for the issue
increased between spring and fall.